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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;WWE star John Cena will serve as the honorary pace car driver at the Daytona 500, NASCAR announced Friday.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CJohn Cena is one of the most iconic WWE superstars in history, a great actor and philanthropist,\u201D&amp;nbsp;Daytona&amp;nbsp;International&amp;nbsp;Speedway&amp;nbsp;president Joie Chitwood III said in a release. \u201CWe welcome him back to the \u2018World Center of Racing\u2019 and our new motorsports stadium, this time to pace the field for the \u2018Great American Race.\u2019\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 15-time WWE champion&amp;nbsp;will guide the 40-car field to the green flag in a Toyota Camry ahead of the race, which opens the 2016 NASCAR season.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;John Cena to undergo shoulder surgery, could miss WrestleMania&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u200BThe&amp;nbsp;58th&amp;nbsp;annual Dayton 500 takes place on Feb. 21 at 1 p.m. ET on Fox.\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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